Prehabilitation of frail elderly PAtients undergoing majoR surgEry at HOME (PREPARE-HOME): a superiority parallel-group randomised controlled trial protocol evaluating smart wearable enhanced prehabilitation versus usual care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Frailty is a key predictor of adverse surgical outcomes in older adults, contributing to increased postoperative complications, prolonged hospitalisation and delayed recovery. Prehabilitation-targeting improvements in physical function before surgery-can mitigate these risks. However, traditional programmes often face low adherence due to logistical barriers. Integrating smart wearable devices into tele-supervised, home-based prehabilitation may enhance adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes.This trial protocol describes the PREhabilitation of frail elderly PAtients undergoing majoR surgEry at HOME study with the objective to evaluate the effectiveness of a wearable-enhanced, tele-supervised prehabilitation programme (swSEP) versus standard care (unsupervised preh

SUBMITTER: Leong YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551544 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature